WICHITA, Kan.—
There are three new No. 1 teams in the in the Kansas Basketball Coaches Association's first rankings following break this week.Class 6A
The top three remained the same on both sides of the Class 6A rankings this week. Wichita Northwest and Derby entered the boys rankings at Nos. 8 and 10. On the girls' side, Maize rose from No. 7 to No. 5 this week.
Boys
1. Wichita Heights (1)
2. Olathe Northwest (2)
3. BV Northwest (3)
4. Blue Valley North (4)
5. Olathe South (5)
6. Topeka High (9)
7. Leavenworth (6)
8. Wichita Northwest (NR)
9. Wichita East (8)
10. Derby (NR)
Dropped out: Washburn Rural, Olathe East
Girls
1. Olathe Northwest (1)
2. Wichita Heights (2)
3. Olathe South (3)
4. Manhattan (6)
5. Maize (7)
6. Blue Valley North (8)
7. Olathe East (9)
8. Free State (4)
9. Gardner-Edgerton (5)
10. Shawnee Mission NW (NR)
Dropped out: BV Northwest
Class 5A
The girls have a new No. 1 in this class as Salina Central slipped from No. 1 to No. 3 this week. Carroll and Andover both also slipped one spot each to Nos. 6 and 7. The big mover the boys' side was Kapaun rising from No. 10 to No. 6 on the strength of its win over Wichita East this weekend in the CatchItKansas Classic at Koch Arena.
Boys
1. Lansing (1)
2. Andover Central (2)
3. Topeka Highland Park (3)
4. St.Thomas Aquinas (6)
5. Emporia (4)
6. Kaupaun Mt. Carmel (10)
7. Bishop Miege (5)
8. Goddard Eisenhower (7)
9. KC Washington (8)
10. Salina Central (9)
Dropped out:
Girls
1. Highland Park (2)
2. Blue Valley (3)
3. Salina Central (1)
4. Kapaun (4)
5. Seaman (7)
6. Carroll (5)
7. Andover (6)
8. Newton (8)
9. Aquinas (9)
10. Topeka West (10)
Dropped out: None
Class 4A
Basehor Linwood is no longer No. 1 on the boys' side as Ottawa claimed that honor this week. Buhler and Pratt both continue to climb the boys' rankings as they sit at Nos. 3 and 4 this week. Andale and Collegiate both enter the rankings at Nos. 9 and 10. On the girls' side, the top five remained strong. Hesston enters the rankings at No. 10, while Cheney slipped from No. 7 to unranked this week.
Boys
1. Ottawa (2)
2. Basehor-Linwood (1)
3. Buhler (5)
4. Pratt (7)
5. Abilene (8)
6. Topeka Hayden (6)
7. Baldwin (9)
8. McPherson (10)
9. Andale (NR)
10. Wichita Collegiate (NR)
Dropped out: KC Sumner, Colby
Girls
1. Holton (1)
2. McPherson (2)
3. Ottawa (3)
4. Colby (4)
5. Bonner Springs (5)
6. Abilene (8)
7. Andale (9)
8. Haven (10)
9. Wamego (NR)
10. Hesston (NR)
Dropped out: Cheney, Osawatomie
Class 3A
Sedgwick made a strong move up the board on the boys' side to No. 4. Hillsboro dropped from the rankings and allowed Beloit to slide in at No. 10. The girls remained the same top to bottom this week.
Boys
1. Scott City (1)
2. Atchison County (2)
3. Moundridge (3)
4. Sedgwick (8)
5. Rock Creek (7)
6. Riley County (4)
7. Hoisington (6)
8. Nemaha Valley (10)
9. Minneapolis (5)
10. Beloit (NR)
Dropped out: Hillsboro
Girls
1. Riley Co. (1)
2. Hillsboro (2)
3. Atchinson Co. (3)
4. Sabetha (4)
5. Cimarron (5)
6. Southwestern Heights (6)
7. Garden Plain (7)
8. Burlington (8)
9. Moundridge (9)
10. Frontenac (10)
Dropped out: None
Clas 2A
Meade and Sterling are now Nos. 1 and 2 in the Class 2A boys rankings as previous No. 1 Lyndon tumbled to No. 7 this week. The top five stayed strong on the girls' side with Atwood and Jayhawk Linn falling to unranked, which allowed Oswego and Hill City to climb into the rankings.
Boys
1. Meade (2)
2. Sterling (3)
3. Republic County (8)
4. Plainville (4)
5. Berean Academy (5)
6. Medicine Lodge (6)
7. Lyndon (1)
8. Ness City (10)
9. Smith Center (9)
10. Oxford (NR)
Dropped out: Sedan
Girls
1. Jeff Co. North (1)
2. Washington Co (2)
3. Olpe (3)
4. Berean Academy (4)
5. Smith Center (5)
6. Oswego (NR)
7. Ell-Saline (7)
8. Hill City (NR)
9. Oakley (8)
10. Oskaloosa (9)
Dropped out: Atwood, Jayhawk Linn
Class 1A Division I
For the boys, the top six remained constant with Flinthills and South Haven entering the rankings at Nos. 9 and 10. Pretty Prairie and Seabury fell from the rankings this week on the boys' side. Hoxie slides up to No. 2 on the girls' side as it leap-frogged South Central.
Boys
1. Ashland (1)
2. Lakeside-Downs (2)
3. Udall (3)
4. Waverly (4)
5. Centralia (5)
6. Macksville (6)
7. South Gray-Montezuma (8)
8. Hanover (10)
9. Flinthills-Rosaila (NR)
10. South Haven (NR)
Dropped out: Pretty Prairie, Seabury
Girls
1. St. John (1)
2. Hoxie (3)
3. South Central- Coldwater (2)
4. Waverly (5)
5. Thunder Ridge (6)
6. Dexter-Cedar Vale (4)
7. Deerfield (NR)
8. Spearville (7)
9. Pike Valley (9)
10. Centralia (8)
Dropped out: Leroy-SCC
Class 1A Division II
Previous No. 3 Victoria dropped from the rankings on the boys' side. Tribune takes its vacated opening to get to No. 9 this week. The top four of the girls rankings remain steady this week, and not teams dropped from the top 10.
Boys
1. Baileyville-B&B (1)
2. Hope (2)
3. Fowler (5)
4. Moscow (6)
5. Bern (8)
6. Wilson (9)
7. Healy (7)
8. Otis-Bison (10)
9. Greeley County (NR)
10. Cheylin (3)
Dropped out: Victoria
Girls
1. Norwich (1)
2. Wilson (2)
3. Ingalls (3)
4. Wetmore (4)
5. Central Christian (6)
6. Hope (5)
7. Greeley County (7)
8. Victoria (8)
9. Frankfort (9)
10. St. John's- Tipton (10)
Dropped out:
